Released
1982
Also For
Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, VIC-20
Developed by
Taito America Corporation
Published by
Taito America Corporation

Gameplay
Arcade, Platform
Perspective
Side view
Genre
Action
Visual
2D scrolling

Description

Jungle Hunt offers four unique adventure experiences, which repeat with greater difficulty once all four have been survived. If you don't survive these adventures, you will not only lose your own life but that of the lovely Penelope, who has been captured by cannibals!

The first part challenges your Tarzan skills - can you swing on the vines without plummeting to your doom? The second part pits you against a whole bunch of nasty crocodiles in a mighty river. Fortunately, you have a knife to fight back with. Don't forget to go up for air! In the third part, you face a battle against oncoming boulders of varying sizes and physics. Once you've cleared all these treacherous hazards, you still must confront the dreaded cannibal, who is armed with a wicked spear. Can you get past him and save the lovely Penelope?

Gameplay involves much strategic jumping and knife play (in the river/crocodile phase). The view is always a side view, much like Pitfall! and later platform games.

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry